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Left, RIght and Center Attack Far Right Smearmongers Speaker Pelosi and House Maj. Leader Hoyer slam right-wing mob in USA Today oped: "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out...

Left, RIght and Center Attack Far Right Smearmongers Speaker Pelosi and House Maj. Leader Hoyer slam right-wing mob in USA Today oped: "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out...

Crunch Time For Health Care Fight W. Post: "For the next five weeks, Congress will attempt the daunting feat of turning a mishmash of half-written proposals into health-care reform legislation that can pass the House and the Senate before the August recess." Sen....

CBO Ignores Cost Savings In Health Care Bill, More Still To Come CBO chief dumps on current incarnations of health care bills in Senate testimony. W. Post: "Congress's chief budget analyst delivered a devastating assessment yesterday of the health-care proposals...

Gates Seeks Military Budget Reform … But It Is Enough? NYT: "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced a major reshaping of the Pentagon budget on Monday, with deep cuts in many traditional weapons systems but new billions of dollars for others, along with...

TODAY: After filibuster squelched in Senate, final econ recovery vote NOON ET, House-Senate conf follows. Treasury announcement on financial bailout 11 AM ET. Presidential town hall in Florida NOON ET. TOMORROW: Thinking Big Conference featuring Paul Krugman, more...

Economic Recovery Plan Becomes Law Today W. Post pinpoints how the new law begins to change America: The economic stimulus package dramatically ramps up spending for a broad array of social programs for needy Americans in a way not seen since the launch of the Great...

Senate Debate on Econ Recovery Starts Today. More Infrastructure On Tap? Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NYT: "Senators of both parties also said on Sunday that they expected a...

Senate Debate on Econ Recovery Starts Today. More Infrastructure On Tap? Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NYT: "Senators of both parties also said on Sunday that they expected a...

Progressive Breakfast is the morning roundup of what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Econ Plan May Get Bigger and Bolder In CNBC interview by John Harwood, Obama indicates economic recovery could grow larger than $775B, in advance of major...